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Will it Be Drill, Baby, Drill or Green Jobs, Baby, Green Jobs?

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This comparison of the Presidential candidates positions illuminate the differences between them on our core green issues. Although both candidates will be more assertive than President Bush in tackling global warming and energy issues, McCain emphasizes oil drilling and aggressive nuclear expansion, while Obama envisions a new economy sparked by solar, wind and other renewable sources of energy. Vote on November 4!! The following discussion is excerpted from Ardour Capital‘s 2009 Renewable Energy Policy Preview. Also see the League of Conservation Voters Scorecard. McCain has a 24% green voting record, while Obama has an 87% green voting record. See how your Congressional candidates voted on key energy and environmental issues. Renewable energy advocates indicate that Senator Barack Obama is overwhelmingly their preferred choice. Figure 1 shows that renewable that energy is the only industry where Senator Obama leads in contributions. The oil and gas industry donated $1.7 million to Senator McCain and $500 thousand to Senator Obama. Barak Obama Renewables would play a central role in the nation’s energy policy under an Obama administration. His official proposals on renewable energy include a variety of tax credits, research and development funding, and federal mandates aimed at increasing the use of renewable […]

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Californians: Vote NO on Proposition 10, YES on Prop 1A

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Don’t Be Fooled by Bogus Renewable Energy Measures, Say California Conservation Groups Props 10 Would Harm Clean Energy, Slow Fight Against Global Warming; Prop 1A would catalyze rail system; controversy about Prop 7. A coalition of California’s leading conservation groups urge voters to cast "NO" votes against Propositions 7 and 10 on this November’s ballot. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV), Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Sierra Club, which for decades have led the fight to bring clean energy to California, warn the renewable energy measures are fatally flawed and, if passed, would harm the state’s efforts to create a clean energy economy. "In a state where clean energy is as American as apple pie, we’re worried that voters could be confused by these misleading renewable energy measures," says David Pettit, director of NRDC’s Southern California Clean Air Program. "Props 7 and 10 sound good on paper, but they actually would make it harder to bring new wind and solar energy and clean vehicle technologies to California. We can’t afford to turn the clock back on clean energy." Proposition 7, The Solar and Clean Energy Act of 2008, requires California to increase […]

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